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Regime changes in Tunisia and Egypt, the demolition of Gadhafi's rule in Libya, and lingering conflicts in Yemen and Syria were the first results of the tide of mass protests that rose in the Arab world in 2011. While in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen the outpourings of popular discontent were prompted by evident socioeconomic ills, corruption, and lack of democracy, the developments in Syria and especially in Libya were mainly attributable to external influences...
Boris DOLGOV | 15.11.2011 |
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The rebellions in Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya exposed the EU to the risk of an unprecedented immigrant onslaught. Lampedusa was the first to absorb the shock... In contrast to the previous waves of immigration which reached Lampedusa, the one the island is dealing with at the moment consists of people aggressively pressing their demands... The surge of illegal immigration makes the EU chose between «the human rights» and social stability. For Europe, the much-cheered change of the «dictatorial regimes» echoes with the advent of mobs of citizens of the «now-democratic» republics who are eager to eat into the European countries' budgets...
Elena PUSTOVOITOVA | 03.04.2011 |
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Just look at the map and you will see that 'days of anger' campaigns 'encircled' the southern coast of the Mediterranean and – taking into account a growing tension in Turkey – the Black Sea coast. The entire Europe is now at risk of witnessing new outbreaks of violence in neighboring countries as chances are growing for Islamist forces to replace dictatorial but still secular regimes.
Yuri GAVRILECHKO | 01.04.2011 |
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А new period starts in Tunisia and the country’s is entering the stage of democracy, which won’t be easy. The democratization of the Arabic society is a double-edged sword...
Alexander FROLOV | 20.01.2011 |
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It is alarming that mass repatriation of Muslim fundamentalist groups to Tunisia commenced amidst the turmoil. An overview of the latest events in the Arab world adds a wider perspective. In the past four days, cases of self-immolation were reported in Egypt, Mauritania, and Algeria... Overall, the threat of public unrest spiraling into a revolution is hanging over quite a few Arab regimes built on the same principles as the rule of Tunisia's ousted president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali...
Yuri TYSSOVSKI | 19.01.2011 |
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